| Five RBIs by Clint Hurdle and solid pitching by Rich Gale helped the Royals spank the Rangers, 7-2, for their fifth straight victory. Hurdle blasted a homer with two men on in the second and knocked in two more with a two-out triple in the fifth. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Saturday, June 7, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 1 Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .300 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Torres lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Oliver lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .298 G. Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .325 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .367 Porter c 4 1 0 0 1 1 .297 Zisk rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .276 Otis cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .191 Ellis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Aikens 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 .251 Putnam 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .238 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .301 Hurdle rf 4 1 2 5 0 1 .291 Norris rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 White 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .293 Roberts 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .231 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Frias ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rajsich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 8 7 6 7 Totals 34 2 8 2 1 4 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 24,530 Left on Base: Royals 8, Rangers 7 DP: Royals 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Gale, Roberts Doubles: Zisk (4), Rivers (11) Triples: Hurdle (1) Home Runs: Hurdle (5) Stolen Bases: White (7) Sacrifice Flies: Putnam (1) GIDP: G. Brett (5) Hit by Pitch: Wilson (5,by Allard) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(2-6) 9 8 2 1 1 4 0 36 5.11 Totals 9 8 2 1 1 4 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(3-4) 4 6 5 5 2 2 1 20 4.02 Rajsich 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 6.59 Allard 4.1 1 0 0 2 5 0 17 0.00 Totals 9 8 7 7 6 7 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Allard (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to left; G. Brett grounded into a double play (second to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills was called out on strikes; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to center; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (second to first); Otis walked; Aikens singled to center [Otis to third]; Hurdle homered [Otis scored, Aikens scored]; White popped to first in foul territory; Washington reached on an error by Roberts; Wilson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to shortstop; Zisk was picked off first but was safe on an error by Gale [Zisk to second]; Putnam grounded out (second to first) [Zisk to third]; Sundberg struck out; Roberts singled to left [Zisk scored (unearned)]; Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1. ROYALS 3RD: McRae flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Wills popped to shortstop; Rivers lined to right; Oliver singled to left; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Aikens grounded out (pitcher to first) [Otis to second]; Hurdle popped to third; White singled to right [Otis scored]; White stole second; Washington walked; Wilson singled to center [White scored, Washington to second]; McRae flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Putnam flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 1. ROYALS 5TH: RAJSICH REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); G. Brett flied out to left; Porter walked; Otis flied out to left; Aikens walked [Porter to second]; Hurdle tripled to right [Porter scored, Aikens scored]; ALLARD REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); White popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Roberts singled to center; GRUBB BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to second]; Wills grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to third]; Rivers lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 1. ROYALS 6TH: FRIAS REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson was hit by a pitch; McRae grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to second]; G. Brett walked; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Staub flied out to right; Zisk doubled to center [Oliver to third]; Putnam hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oliver scored]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens singled to right; Hurdle struck out; White forced Aikens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Roberts popped to first; Frias struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. ROYALS 8TH: Washington lined to shortstop; Wilson struck out; McRae walked; G. Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Rivers doubled; Oliver lined to third; TORRES REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING LF); Staub flied out to left; Willie Wilson injured chasing foul fly by Rusty Staub; Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. ROYALS 9TH: ELLIS REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING C ); NORRIS REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING RF); Porter flied out to center; Otis struck out; Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Putnam flied out to center; Norris flied out to center; Roberts walked; Frias forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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